Slaughter cattle
By class and quality grade · $/cwtCull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,488 | 130.32 | 1,939 | 11 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,766 | 131.46 | 2,322 | 6thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,581 | 120.54 | 1,906 | 20 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,182 | 112.38 | 1,329 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,286 | 194.13 | 2,497 | 48 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,203 | 186.67 | 2,246 | 18 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 937 | 154.00 | 1,443 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,425 | 192.23 | 2,739 | 90 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,306 | 183.94 | 2,402 | 14 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,153 | 151.48 | 1,747 | 2thin |
Every lot, as filed
15 lots · USDA AMS · Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IANothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
| Class | Grade / description | Weight | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|
| Steers | Select | — | 1,153 | 151.48/cwt | 130.00–174.00 | 1,747 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,425 | 192.23/cwt | 189.50–195.00 | 2,739 | 90 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,306 | 183.94/cwt | 175.00–189.00 | 2,402 | 14 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,286 | 194.13/cwt | 189.50–196.00 | 2,497 | 48 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,203 | 186.67/cwt | 183.00–189.00 | 2,246 | 18 |
| Heifers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 937 | 154.00/cwt | 154.00–154.00 | 1,443 | 2 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | — | 1,766 | 131.46/cwt | 129.50–134.00 | 2,322 | 6 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,893 | 110.00/cwt | 110.00–110.00 | 2,082 | 2 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,613 | 124.70/cwt | 121.00–129.00 | 2,011 | 12 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,413 | 115.74/cwt | 113.00–117.50 | 1,635 | 6 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,103 | 115.46/cwt | 115.00–116.00 | 1,274 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,235 | 110.33/cwt | 110.00–111.00 | 1,363 | 3 |
| Bulls | —Light Weight | — | 1,120 | 121.00/cwt | 121.00–121.00 | 1,355 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,490 | 135.92/cwt | 134.50–139.50 | 2,025 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,559 | 126.59/cwt | 122.00–129.00 | 1,974 | 5 |
How this sale compares
Iowa weighted averagesOne sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.